Tangier

Tangier

طنجة (Arabic)
ⵟⴰⵏⵊⴰ (Berber languages)
Tangier طنجة (Arabic); ⵟⴰⵏⵊⴰ (Berber languages);
City
	Tangier
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	Nickname(s): The blue and white city, Boughaz, North's bride
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	Coordinates: 35°46′36″N 05°48′14″W / 35.77667°N 5.80389°WCoordinates: 35°46′36″N 05°48′14″W / 35.77667°N 5.80389°W
Country	Morocco
Region	Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Area
• Total	116 km2 (45 sq mi)
Highest elevation	230 m (750 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2014)
• Total	947,952
• Rank	3rd in Morocco
Demonym(s)	Tangierian
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Postal codes	90000; 90010; 90020; 90030; 90040; 90050; 90060; 90070; 90080; 90090; 90100;
Area code(s)	0539
Website	tanger.ma
	^ The High Commission for Planning defines the city of Tangier as comprising the four arrondissements of Bni Makada, Charf-Mghogha, Charf-Souani and Tanger-Médina. ;

Tangier (/tænˈdʒɪər(z)/ tan-JEER(Z); Arabic: طنجة‎, Berber languages: ⵟⴰⵏⵊⴰ, romanized: Ṭanja, Spanish: Tánger) is a city in northwestern Morocco. It is on the Maghreb coast at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar, where the Mediterranean Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Spartel. The town is the capital of the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region, as well as the Tangier-Assilah prefecture of Morocco.

Many civilisations and cultures have influenced the history of Tangier, starting from before the 10th century BCE. Between the period of being a strategic Berber town and then a Phoenician trading centre to the independence era around the 1950s, Tangier was a nexus for many cultures. In 1923, it was considered as having international status by foreign colonial powers and became a destination for many European and American diplomats, spies, writers and businessmen.

The city is undergoing rapid development and modernisation. Projects include tourism projects along the bay, a modern business district called Tangier City Centre, an airport terminal, and a football stadium. Tangier's economy is set to benefit greatly from the Tanger-Med port.

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The Carthaginian name of the city is variously recorded as TNG (Punic:

[2] The High Commission for Planning defines the city of Tangier as comprising the four arrondissements of Bni Makada, Charf-Mghogha, Charf-Souani and Tanger-Médina.^[1]

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